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Archive | Performance
Delighted to be featured in Prospect Magazine’s Spring 2024 article about flute playing
Honored to have been featured in Prospect magazine as a flute specialist, interviewed to share my insights on Shabaka Hutchings’ latest album release. It’s a truly groundbreaking work! #ProspectMagazine #ShabakaHutchings #Jazz Here’s a snippet of the article called: ‘Welcome to the age of… the flute?’: “The instrument’s popularity in 2024 speaks to a desire for […]
Upcoming ‘Glassworks’ performance at the Minack Theatre with the Kevos Ensemble and Cheap Date Dance Company
Glassworksby Philip Glassperformed by Cheap Date and Kevos “Philip Glass’s propulsive, extrovert minimalism has made him one of the most popular living composers, a reputation reinforced by his hit film music (Koyaanisqatsi, The Hours), his collaborations with rock icons (The Low Symphony after David Bowie), and his critically acclaimed theatre works (Einstein on the Beach). Glassworks, for an […]
You’re invited: Upcoming Truro Cathedral Summer flute recital 2023
You’re invited! An upcoming Summery flute recital in Truro, Cornwall, UK. 20TH JUNE 2023 with Jessica Quinones on flute, Mark Eden (guitar) and Paul Comeau (piano). Truro Cathedral, Cathedral Close, Truro, TR1 2FQ Tel: 01872 276782 7th annual Lunchtime Concert Series, 1:10pm, FREE entry. With newly composed music by Chris Stell of the Eden Stell […]
15 unexpected things that happened when I said “buh-bye” to my flute career
A letter landed in my inbox last week… Hi Dr. Quiñones, I am currently a graduate student in flute performance. I have always had a drive & joy about choosing this career path. It’s always felt relatively easy to connect with why I want to be a musician or an educator. Lately, though, I’ve felt […]
When your flute playing falls apart (if there was one thing I could share with you this would be it)
In her recent lesson with me, Alice, a flautist in her late 40’s, with much frustration in her voice, complained I feel as if I am having to start all over again this week in my playing. It’s driving me insane! You see, recently we had slightly moved her embouchure so that she was able […]
How to fall head-over-heels in love with musicology (+ why it took me a while)
Have you ever considered… Why you play your classical music the way that you do? (And who decides these ‘style rules’ anyway?) Why one type of playing is valued over another in the music conservatory (by the way, who decides what is ‘proper’?) Why there are so many recordings of musicians performing the same pieces […]
Afraid of your musical burnout? 6 minutes of comforting advice
Recently a letter appeared in my email from a flautist I’ll call ‘Victor’. — Dear Jessica, I studied flute in the school and this year I will graduate from the Romanian music university from Bucharest. I am not graduating from the university in flute performance, but in pedagogy. Currently I do not feel any passion […]
Come Join Jessica: A Free Flute Workshop on Extended Techniques at the Cornwall Flute Festival
Learn The Basics of Extended Flute Techniques A workshop given in collaboration with The Cornwall Music Service Trust, The Cornwall Flute Festival and the Truro School. When: Saturday, 3rd December, 2016, 10am-12pm Location: Truro School Music Department, Trennick Lane, Truro TR1 1TH, Cornwall, UK Workshop Description: In this two hour hands-on workshop, Jessica will show you the […]
Tap into your musical flow at the upcoming Flowing Flautist Retreat in Cornwall, UK
I’m leading a second Boho Flute Retreat this year in Cornwall… and you’re invited! This retreat is called The Flowing Flautist and is taking place on the 16th-18th of September, 2016. Achieving a state of ‘flow’ is about being ‘in the zone’ and finding the magic in your playing so that you can tap into […]